Agrostis castellana, the highland bent, dryland bent or dryland browntop, is a species of cool-season grass in the family Poaceae.[2][3][4] It is native to Macaronesia and the Mediterranean, has been widely introduced elsewhere, and is considered an invasive species in some locales.[1][5] It is a hyperaccumulator of zinc and lead.[6][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Agrostis |
| Species: | A. castellana
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References
edit- ^ a b "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut". plantnet.org. Pl@ntNet. 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
... Highland Bentgrass
- ^ "Agrostis castellana Highland Bent I". ukwildflowers.com. British Wild Flower. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reuter". swbiodiversity.org. SEINet Portal Network. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Agrostis castellana". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Gutiérrez-Ginés, Mª J.; Pastor, J.; Hernández, A. J. (2015). "Heavy Metals in Native Mediterranean Grassland Species Growing at Abandoned Mine Sites: Ecotoxicological Assessment and Phytoremediation of Polluted Soils". Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils. Soil Biology. Vol. 44. pp. 159–178. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14526-6_9. ISBN 978-3-319-14525-9.
- ^ Schat, H.; Llugany, M.; Vooijs, R.; Hartley-Whitaker, J.; Bleeker, P. M. (2002). "The role of phytochelatins in constitutive and adaptive heavy metal tolerances in hyperaccumulator and non-hyperaccumulator metallophytes". Journal of Experimental Botany. 53 (379): 2381–2392. doi:10.1093/jxb/erf107. PMID 12432030.